Sep 25, 2009

Nineteen top world men's tennis players ranked between eighth to 64th in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) rankings, have confirmed their participation in the inaugural Malaysian Open, one of the ATP World Tour 250 series, to be held at the indoor Putra Stadium in Bukit Jalil from September 26 till October 4.

The qualifying draw will have 32 places with three places reserved for wild cards holders, two of which will be allocated to Malaysian-based players to be chosen by the Lawn Tennis Association of Malaysia.

The Malaysian Open offers a total prize money of USD947,750 or RM3.31 million.